A Highland tourist tax could raise up to £10m pounds a year, according to council officials. The estimate was released as Highland Council began a public ...
THERE would be "dire and disproportionate consequences" for Highland residents if the pension age was raised to 75, an angry MSP has warned.
AN action team is being set up to respond to Dingwall residents' flooding concerns, Highland Council has announced. Chief Executive Donna Manson has ...
Council chief executive Donna Manson has warned Highland councillors of the risk of cancelling the riverside arts programme. After an outcry over planning ...
THE smash happened just before 6:30pm, all emergency services are at the scene and an air ambulance has landed.
FLOOD woes in Dingwall will be raised in the Scottish Parliament after a regional MSP called for a “war on flooding” to be backed by Holyrood.
AGEING infrastructure in Inverness is not fit to cope with extreme rainfall, council bosses have admitted. The revelation comes just days after heavy rain caused ...
Part of the track on the West Highland Line north of Crianlarich was washed away after severe flooding on Monday.
Whilst our oil & gas revenues from our East Denver project remain our largest source of income at present, there is every reason to expect that this will change in ...
A major clear-up operation is under way after torrential rain caused severe disruption to commuters. The main rail line from Edinburgh to Glasgow was shut after ...
Big Highland estates turn away from driven shooting in the name of rewilding.
The species champions, 19 in all, come from across all political parties. They have undertaken to champion a wide range of animals from adders to slow worms, ...
The West Highland railway line is due to reopen after severe flooding swept away part of the track. The route which connects Glasgow with Oban and Mallaig ...
The French teenager was rescued after he became stuck at Castle Sinclair Girnigoe, near Wick.
The Highlands population boom is happening in its cities and towns, masking on-going problems, writes Lesley Riddoch. There's plenty of good news for the ...
A CHARITY has opened a new furniture outlet in Inverness. New Start Highland has relocated some of its items for sale to premises in Carsegate Road North ...
A multiple-vehicle crash has brought the busy A830 Fort William to Mallaig route to a halt this afternoon. The incident occurred shortly before 12.45pm at ...
ULLAPOOL'S Seaforth Inn has won its appeal against a Highland Council ruling that banned it from whitewashing a stone boundary wall.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) celebrated equality and diversity at this year's Mey Highland Games, the first games of their kind to welcome ...
Highland Council has launched a consultation process to gather the views of the tourist trade, public and visitors on the thorny subject.
Highland Council is to restrict the amount of construction and demolition waste brought to its household waste recycling centres from November. At the same ...
Highland Park single malt Scotch whisky has launched a special edition whisky, Valfather, the final part of the Viking Legend series inspired by the Orkney ...
His £3.3bn fortune has been built on fossil fuels and a long-haul airline. Now one of the world's wealthiest royals has been reminded by local authority officials in ...
Housing association tenants who sub-let using websites such as Airbnb are told they risk eviction.
ADVERTORIAL: Highland Park and the Orkney Rowing Club are pleased to announce the launch of a Limited Edition Bottling. For the opportunity to purchase a ...
The organisers are concerned about safety after the Scone Palace site became waterlogged.
The crowds that assembled for Saturday's Glenfinnan Highland Gathering were all champions, not least for braving the rain. In a day of inclement weather, ...
A “GROSS under-valuation” of common good land could rob two villages of up to half-a-million pounds, a frustrated community council has warned. Highland ...
Lola Mitchell beat the odds when she was born with a hole in her heart but can now say she's climbed The Devil's Staircase at Glen Coe.
The UK House Price Index shows that in the region prices are on average up 3.6 per cent.
A Scottish pipe band has beaten competition from 13 nations to become the world champions. Inveraray and District Pipe Band were crowned World Pipe Band ...
Highland Council is encouraging members of the public to respond to its public consultation on how community councils are created and governed. The council ...
Inverness and Nairn MSP Fergus Ewing has backed calls for improved country of origin labelling (COOL) on processed beef products to allow shoppers to ...
Scientists have visited some of the most remote locations of the UK to carry out a survey of seabirds. St Kilda is home to almost a million seabirds, including ...
A fallen tree remains hanging over one side of a busy Highland route, with a convoy system in place to allow traffic to pass through. The tree, that had initially ...
Ron MacWilliam's criticisms of the My Ness project have riled Highland Council leader Margaret Davidson.
A LARGE fish farm is being planted in the middle of one of Ross-shire's most scenic lochs after getting the go-ahead from Highland Council.
A group of Hamilton friends took on the West Highland Way and raised over £5000 for the British Heart Foundation. After the passing of her husband Andy, ...
The West Highland Line will not reopen until a further two weeks following assessments from Network Rail engineers. It was hoped train services would be ...
UKHospitality has reacted with “astonishment” at Highland Council's consultation on a tourist tax and called on it to avoid any measures that would “threaten” ...
CHRONIC shortages of affordable housing risk creating a “missing generation” of Highlanders – driven out by rising prices and holiday homes.
A tourist tax in the Scottish Highlands could raise up to £10m a year, the local council has said.
Marty, a 10-year-old Amur tiger, had health problems and had to be put down by a vet.
Worried community leaders in Fortrose and Rosemarkie want campsite leases to go to tender.
Thoughts turn to Brexit as farmers and crofters gather at the Highlands' biggest agricultural show.
Robin McKie takes a trip on the West Highland line as it marks its 125th anniversary. While tourists flock to the Harry Potter locations on the way, what future do ...
Garry Perks, from the Highlands, was taken to hospital in a critical condition after the strike.
The Sridasmesh Sikh Pipe Band is to march through Kenmore and perform at Blair Castle.
Highlands Council is putting in place measures to cut down the amount of construction and demolition waste left at its household waste recycling centres.
A Highland busker reported missing in the US amid fears he had drowned has been found safe and detained by police. Kim Avis, also known as Kim Gordon, ...
Zoetic is offering a 20% discount to UK customers who join its mailing list on www.zoetic.uk.com.
Bill Anderson MBE was a “true highland games heavyweight legend” whose name was known in strongman circles around the world. He competed in all ...
The action at Inverness will be followed by action at five other Scottish airports this week.
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QUARRYING at an Easter Ross site is to more than double despite local concerns. Output at the Tor Leathan Quarry is set to increase by 150 per cent after Pat ...
An Indian businessman who was so disappointed with his stay in three Highlands hotels that he bought them is suing the builders he hired to refurbish them for ...
Highland Rugby Club head coach Dave Carson is looking forward to another testing friendly this weekend against Edinburgh Academicals at Canal Park in ...
A consultation has been started on whether to introduce a tourist tax in the Highlands.Highland council said that there was logic behind visitors contributing ...
A NORTH radio station is changing its tunes for three special days of fundraising to help it further flourish. North Highland Radio, which is based in Dingwall, ...
From 2020, the Highland's biggest music event Belladrum will be held a week earlier than previously.
Emergency services are dealing with a three-vehicle crash north of Drumnadrochit on the A82 Fort William to Inverness road. The crash happened shortly before ...
Iain Vigurs pleaded guilty after punching a door steward in Inverness in February.
Duncan McLaren went missing from his address in the Cawdor area near Nairn on Saturday August 3.
The water sports facility, commissioned by Thurso Rotary Club, was officially opened on Saturday by Viscount Thurso, Thurso Rotary Club president Carol Rosie ...
The crash on the A9 between Cromarty Bridge and Alness saw the road closed for seven hours on Saturday.
The Some Like It Hot star's family can be traced back to the village of Edinkillie, near Forres, in Moray, northeast Scotland.
AFFORDABLE housing, tourism planning and sustainable development are all in a new strategy aimed at supporting a Wester Ross community's development.
SIGNIFICANT” investment in major projects in Ross and Cromarty was hailed by a senior councillor.
A PIONEERING transport partnership looks set to bring added benefits to a Wester Ross community while also saving taxpayers' cash.
A group of UK-based and international volunteers have begun work to restore a vital area of peatland to prevent huge amounts of greenhouse gases entering ...
Six Scottish airports have been affected by industrial action by air traffic controllers since the weekend.
Forget flying pigs, a plucky little Highland Cow has just become the world's first 'coosmonaut' after being launched into space to celebrate 50 years since the ...
Buckie Thistle take on Fraserburgh tomorrow with both sides intent on maintaining their perfect start to the season. Both the Jags and the Broch have won their ...
Karina Benish and Elissa Hapner proved that tossing the caber and hammer throwing are not just for men.
New analysis suggests the man who met a violent death 1400 years ago had enjoyed a high status diet.
The Highlands' biggest LGBT+ event took place on Sunday.
TV cameras will be focused on Station Park this weekend, as St Andrews hosts its Highland games.
Highland politicians have been reacting to news that having been elected Tory party leader, Boris Johnson will become the UK's next Prime Minister.
Betty Ross scored four times as Clachnacuddin thrashed Kirkwall City.
A NEW medical director has been appointed for NHS Highland.
Significant environmental concerns have been raised about plans to build a large salmon farm just off the coast of Canna, a tiny Hebridean island near Skye.
The driver of a car left hanging over an embankment near to Spean Bridge managed to escape the incident uninjured. Firefighters were first called at 7.36pm.
The recently formed Rogue City Hotel Group has announced its first three UK properties, with locations in Cambridge, Glasgow and the Scottish Highlands.
The red deer were photographed trying to escape last week's high temperatures in the Highlands.
A US developer has come under fierce fire after complaining that his plan for a golf course on a wildlife site in north-east Scotland had…
ROSS, Skye and Lochaber MP Ian Blackford will be holding a number of surgeries in Wester and Easter Ross this week.
HIGHLAND Council has footed the bill for cleaning up after travellers left an "unauthorised site" by Wick John O'Groats Airport. Several caravans, work vans and ...
United's Garry Wood scored a ninth minute opener and three minutes later Scott Lisle doubled the advantage. Michael Clark's header on the 15 minute mark ...
Emergency services including an air ambulance has been called to a crash involving three vehicles outside Oban. UPDATE 1.36pm: The road has now ...
HIGHLIFE highland members can now access free use of leisure facilities at Live Borders facilities. It has been added to the Leisure Link Partnership which ...
A police officer has died while visiting the Isle of Skye's Fairy Pools during a holiday in Scotland. PC Shazad Saddique, who served with Greater Manchester ...
Scottish Para-canoeist Hope Gordon is aiming for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics after a life-changing operation.
Group working with local councillor to make change.
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A group of companies have joined together to forge an offshore wind industry in the North of Scotland that will take expertise from the north east around the ...
Paul Hartley was delighted his Cove Rangers side fought back from a goal down to reach the third round of the Tunnock's Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup.
A University of Liverpool study has found older women and children living in the affluent areas of the countryside are more likely to contract Lyme disease.
Christine had a 100th birthday to remember when staff organised 100 Highland dancers to perform for her.
Renee MacRae and her three-year-old son Andrew have been missing from Inverness since November 1976.
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